Phil Sorrells

Phil Sorrells

Republican Party

Tarrant County District Attorney

Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

2

Prior offices:

Tarrant County Criminal Court No. 10

Year left office: 2022

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Last election

November 8, 2022

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Phil Sorrells (Republican Party) is the Tarrant County District Attorney in Texas. He assumed office on January 1, 2023. His current term ends on January 1, 2027.

Sorrells (Republican Party) ran for election for Tarrant County District Attorney in Texas. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Elections

2022

See also: Municipal elections in Tarrant County, Texas (2022)

General election

General election for Tarrant County District Attorney

Phil Sorrells defeated Tiffany Burks in the general election for Tarrant County District Attorney on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Phil Sorrells (R)	53.2	309,730
		Tiffany Burks (D)	46.8	272,066

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 581,796
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Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for Tarrant County District Attorney

Phil Sorrells defeated Matt Krause in the Republican primary runoff for Tarrant County District Attorney on May 24, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Phil Sorrells	59.2	40,672
		Matt Krause	40.8	27,976

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 68,648
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Tarrant County District Attorney

Tiffany Burks defeated Albert Roberts and Lawrence Meyers in the Democratic primary for Tarrant County District Attorney on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tiffany Burks	60.4	42,750
		Albert Roberts	28.8	20,376
	Submit photo	Lawrence Meyers	10.9	7,688

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 70,814
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tarrant County District Attorney

Phil Sorrells and Matt Krause advanced to a runoff. They defeated Mollee Westfall in the Republican primary for Tarrant County District Attorney on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Phil Sorrells	40.5	48,667
✔		Matt Krause	30.9	37,066
	Submit photo	Mollee Westfall	28.6	34,334

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 120,067
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2018

General election

General election for Tarrant County Criminal Court No. 10

Incumbent Phil Sorrells won election in the general election for Tarrant County Criminal Court No. 10 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Phil Sorrells (R)	100.0	353,608

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 353,608
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tarrant County Criminal Court No. 10

Incumbent Phil Sorrells advanced from the Republican primary for Tarrant County Criminal Court No. 10 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Phil Sorrells	100.0	73,023

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 73,023
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2014

See also: Texas judicial elections, 2014
Sorrells ran for re-election to the Tarrant County Criminal Court, Texas.
Primary: He ran unopposed in the Republican primary on March 4, 2014.
General: He was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014.

Selection method

See also: Partisan election of judges

Judges of the county courts are elected in partisan elections by the county they serve and serve four-year terms, with vacancies filled by a vote of the county commissioners.

Qualifications
To serve on a county court, a judge must:

• be at least 25 years old;
• be a resident of his or her respective county for at least two years; and
• have practiced law or served as a judge for at least four years preceding the election.

2010

See also: Texas county court judicial elections, 2010 (T-Z)

Sorrells was re-elected after running unopposed.

Selection method

See also: Partisan election of judges

Judges of the county courts are elected in partisan elections by the county they serve and serve four-year terms, with vacancies filled by a vote of the county commissioners.

Qualifications
To serve on a county court, a judge must:

• be at least 25 years old;
• be a resident of his or her respective county for at least two years; and
• have practiced law or served as a judge for at least four years preceding the election.

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2022

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